SRES 458 116th Congress Senate International Affairs Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Human rights International organizations and cooperation Racial and ethnic relations Religion United Nations

A resolution calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.

Introduced: December 19, 2019 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

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Agreed to (Senate)

Dec 19, 2020

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7851-7852)

Dec 19, 2020

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7851-7852)

Dec 19, 2020

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7850-7852)

Dec 19, 2020

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Dec 19, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7213)

Dec 19, 2019

Introduced in Senate

Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 2,720	Lankford, James	To amend the preamble.	Agreed to	Dec 19, 2020
SAMDT 2,719	Lankford, James	In the nature of a substitute.	Agreed to	Dec 19, 2020

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution calls on the President and the Department of State to (1) encourage the repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws in bilateral discussions between the United States and countries that have such laws; (2) designate countries that enforce such laws as countries of particular concern for religious freedom; and (3) oppose efforts by the United Nations to implement an international anti-blasphemy norm. The resolution also calls on the governments of countries that enforce such laws to amend or repeal them and to release anyone imprisoned pursuant to them.

What's happening now December 19, 2020

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7851-7852)

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Relations Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 5

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Feb 27, 2020

Kennedy, John

Louisiana · Feb 27, 2020

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Dec 19, 2019

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